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09-13-2011, 10:07 AM
I've enjoyed the smattering of articles I've read on Freakonomics, but the movie was so full of itself that I just couldn't hang with it. There was a segment on corruption in sumo that was interesting, but the rest wasn't very engaging - the presenters and filmmakers were too hung up on their own smarmy style. Very disappointing.

It made me long for James Burke's Connections.
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09-13-2011, 09:11 PM
Burke/Connections! I haven't thought about series in years! I remember it being outstanding. I liked the book quite a bit and like the NPR Marketplace spots.
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09-15-2011, 02:48 PM
It was Connections that got me into gin & tonics. I still drink those, especially when I'm feeling a little under the weather. Good medicine!
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